Anyone interested in Radius Recycling, Inc. (NASDAQ:RDUS) should probably be aware that the Senior VP and President of Products & Services, Steven Heiskell, recently divested US$302k worth of shares in the company, at an average price of US$17.08 each. The eyebrow raising move amounted to a reduction of 17% in their holding.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Radius Recycling

Notably, that recent sale by Steven Heiskell is the biggest insider sale of Radius Recycling shares that we've seen in the last year. That means that an insider was selling shares at around the current price of US$16.40. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. In this case, the big sale took place at around the current price, so it's not too bad (but it's still not a positive).

Insiders in Radius Recycling didn't buy any shares in the last year. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!

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Insider Ownership Of Radius Recycling

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. I reckon it's a good sign if insiders own a significant number of shares in the company. Radius Recycling insiders own about US$27m worth of shares. That equates to 5.9% of the company. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

What Might The Insider Transactions At Radius Recycling Tell Us?

An insider sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. And even if we look at the last year, we didn't see any purchases. While insiders do own shares, they don't own a heap, and they have been selling. We'd practice some caution before buying! While it's good to be aware of what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. To that end, you should learn about the 4 warning signs we've spotted with Radius Recycling (including 3 which are potentially serious).

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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